Hillier, Ontario (1871 census)
Hillier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,224. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5763267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.983°N, 77.430°W.
Population
In 1871, Hillier had a population of 2,224: 1,134 male and 1,090 female residents. Population density was 36.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,962 |
| 1861 | 3,153 |
| 1871 | 2,224 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,890 |
| 1901 | 1,647 |
| 1911 | 1,554 |
| 1921 | 1,628 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hillier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 432 |
| Number of females | 1,090 |
| Number of males | 1,134 |
| Number of married females | 421 |
| Number of married males | 423 |
| Number of married persons | 844 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| Total population | 2,224 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 689 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,304 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 413 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 58,771 |
| BWT BU | 8,316 |
| CRN BU | 12,876 |
| HAY AC | 2,671 |
| HAY TONS | 1,670 |
| OAT BU | 16,702 |
| PEA BU | 38,542 |
| POT AC | 285 |
| POT BU | 24,189 |
| RYE BU | 3,805 |
| Total area (acres) | 32,704 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,764 |
| WHT WTR BU | 109 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,852 |
| AREA | 32,704 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 330 |
| CD | 59 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 432 |
| FEMALE | 1,090 |
| GRA BU | 733 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 413 |
| INHABITED | 413 |
| MALE | 1,134 |
| MARRIED F | 421 |
| MARRIED M | 423 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 844 |
| POPULATION | 2,224 |
| ROOT BU | 448 |
| SINGLE F | 615 |
| SINGLE M | 689 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,304 |
| TUR BU | 740 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5763267
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillier,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Hillier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hillier-on059001-1871/.